Where does “squamosopostorbital” come from?

squamosopostorbital (English) comes from English postorbital, from English orbital, from Latin orbitalis, from Latin orbita, from Proto-Indo-European h₃erbʰ- — to change allegiance, status, ownership;...

squamosopostorbital (English): squamosal and postorbital

Definitions

  1. squamosal and postorbital

Ancestry of “squamosopostorbital”, step by step

squamosopostorbital traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English postorbital

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpostorbitalBehind the orbit of the eye; A postorbital bone...
2EnglishorbitalOf or relating to an orbit; Of or relating to the...
3Latinorbitalisorbital; pertaining to the orbit of the eye;...
4LatinorbitaA track or rut made by a wheel; A path, track; A...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃erbʰ-to change allegiance, status, ownership;...

via English squamoso

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishsquamoso
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃erbʰ-
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